The Oscars telecast featured ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Earning the top prize, and Six other awards, but the cameras didn’t catch everything.

You Get Box, You Get Box, Everybody Gets Box

Jimmy Kimmel provided attendees at the 2023 Oscars with snack boxes under their seats.

They were topped with caricature of bearded Kimmel holding an Oscar and included Adam Shapiro’s Shappy Pretzels, a box of Sour Patch Kids or Milk Duds, an eco-conscious aluminum bottle of Open Water and a handwritten note from the host himself.

“Isn’t this a nice surprise?” the slip of paper reads, along with a P.S. that referenced a charity element: “A donation in my name has been made to the L.A. Regional Food Bank.” The bag of Shapiro’s soft pretzels also had a handwritten note that read, “Eat this. You’re hungry.”

Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava took to the 2023 Oscars stage for a history-making show of RRR “Naatu Maatu,” the first song from an Indian production to be nominated for an Academy Award, which later won for best song. The film’s director S. S. Rajamouli excitedly cheered on the performers, who then ran up to the filmmaker after being onstage and celebrated in the hallways off the Dolby Theatre.

The RRR team then rooted for their fellow Indian filmmakers — Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, who earned for best documentary short film, The Elephant Whisperers.

Michelle Yeoh about Academy’s Diversity 

“This is actually a historical moment, so I really have to thank the Academy,” Yeoh said backstage after accepting her statue. “Tonight, we frickin’ broke that glass ceiling. We need this because there are so many that have felt unseen, unheard. Not just the Asian community. This is for the Asian community, but for anybody who’s been identified as minority. We deserve to be seen. We deserve to have equal opportunity so we can have a seat at the table. That’s all we’re asking for. Give us that opportunity, let us prove that we’re worth it.”

Navy Opens the Show

Tom Cruise dis not attend the 2023 Oscars, but his presence was felt, when Kimmel pretended he was flying alongside Maverick. Kimmel may not have actually been airborne, but two aircrafts did fly above the Dolby Theatre at 5 p.m. The “Flying Eagles” provide training to future Naval aviators and maintainers who operate the planes, which are the backbone of the Navy’s air wing.

“Making an incredibly entertaining show was our top priority, and what better way to kick things off than with an unforgettable moment that sets the tone for the whole evening,” said Oscars exec producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner. “

A huge thank you to the U.S. Navy for helping execute a once-in-a-lifetime Oscars opening.”

No Little Mermaid for the Audience

Those watching the Oscars at home were given a look at a new trailer for Little Mermaid, but in the audience, guests weren’t so lucky. After introducing the two-minute video for the telecast, the live-action’s star Halle Bailey told the Dolby Theatre that they would be watching something else, and the audience groaned. Instead, a montage played about the Academy’s Gold Rising Program and the student Academy Awards, among other things.

Similar situation took place when Warner aired its 100th-anniversary video, which featured clips of some of its biggest movies from the last century. The audience saw the introduction of the clip that took place onstage, but while the sizzle reel was playing for at-home viewers, attendees were shown a video about the adapted screenplay nominees.

Quan Reunites with Brendan Fraser and Spielberg

Ke Huy Quan has had an epic awards season, winning one supporting trophy after another, all leading up to Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, where he won an Oscar for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. During the awards show, Quan reunited with his Encino Man co-star, Brendan Fraser, who also earned Oscar on Sunday, and his Indiana Jones director, Spielberg.

“During one of the commercial breaks, I ran up to Spielberg, and he gave me a big hug,” Quan said backstage. “He put his arms around me and he said, ‘Ke, you are now an Oscar-winning actor,’ and hearing him say that meant the world to me. I still cannot believe it.”

Lady Gaga’s Heart of Gold

Lady Gaga was last-minute addition to the 2023 Oscars.

The best original song nominee made her way onto the champagne carpet a little late, but that didn’t stop her from taking a second to make sure a photographer was OK after he fell on the carpet.

Everything Everywhere Team, Fraser Get their Names Engraved on Their Oscar Statues